Re: [TMIC] Bladder Control

2010-10-25 Thread john snodgrass
has he mentioned this to his DR? --- On Sun, 10/24/10, Emily em...@telephonelady.com wrote: From: Emily em...@telephonelady.com Subject: [TMIC] Bladder Control To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Date: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 9:30 PM   My husband is on Detrol.  During the day he passes his urine

Re: [TMIC] Bladder control

2009-01-30 Thread Alton Ryder
My spinal mylopathy took out my ability to relax the bladder sphincter. If I didn't cath often enough the detrusers would spasm and force the urine past the sphincter until they were satisfied [but not emptied.] Eventually, the demand to cath was on twenty minute intervals. I went to a

Re: [TMIC] Bladder control

2009-01-30 Thread fr...@franksheldon.com
Am I right in thinking that bladder control can be an issue with TM? Sally, You are absolutely right! The bladder and bowels cah be affected in several ways. I have a spastic flaccid bladder. My bladder slowly fills till it contains almost a litre of urine, then, all of a sudden, urinate

Re: [TMIC] Bladder control

2009-01-30 Thread jrushton
Hi, Sally, I was reading all of the notes going back and forth on this and again, I am so thankful that we have each other. It doesn't seem to matter where we live, we're as close as this wonderful e-mail. Hugs for all of you..Jeanne in Dayton ---Original Message--- From: Sally

Re: [TMIC] Bladder control

2009-01-29 Thread JHarper33
Bladder problems are very much a part of TM, but that sounds like symptoms of prostrate problems as well. Definitely should get it checked out. Barbara H. _http://barbarah.wordpress.com/_ (http://barbarah.wordpress.com/) In a message dated 1/29/2009 9:40:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

Re: [TMIC] Bladder control

2009-01-29 Thread gbthomas8374
Sally, Yes, bladder control is an issue, go to this website and look under the symptoms section: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/transversemyelitis/detail_transversemyelitis.htm#133033234 It includes this: From this wide array of symptoms, four classic features of transverse myelitis

Re: [TMIC] Bladder control

2009-01-29 Thread gorbat
I am in diapers 24/7 due to incontinence of both types. I had a really fun test where they filled my bladder with liquid (water or saline - something like that) and monitored the signal to/from the brain that says PEEE. By the way, the method by which they monitored this was with a wire

Re: [TMIC] Bladder control

2009-01-29 Thread jrushton
much part of TM so it is good to hear how others work it out (oops...pun). Jeanne ---Original Message--- From: gor...@earthlink.net Date: 1/29/2009 11:56:08 AM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Bladder control I am in diapers 24/7 due to incontinence of both types. I

Re: [TMIC] Bladder control

2009-01-29 Thread jrushton
I sure would, too. It is not worth the worry and if it is the prostate, they have different meds that can help it. Please keep us posted?? Jeanne ---Original Message--- From: montzma...@aol.com Date: 1/29/2009 3:10:29 PM To: jrush...@columbiaenergyllc.com Subject: Re: [TMIC

RE: [TMIC] Bladder control

2009-01-29 Thread wim from holland
That is the same I said in the beginning of TM, because I hatet the catherisasion in the hospital. Untill I learned to do it myself, instead of sitting on the toilet half the night, just before sleeping and sleep the hole night in one peace. In a few days I did not mind to do it, at all. It